whats all this talk about Media Center? does that mean that, in order to get these features, one must have Windows Media Center edition as opposed to Home or Professional?
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nope, you certainly don't need windows media center. It just makes it a little more convenient if you do, since all your files are in the appropriate folders and WMP finds them automatically. But it does work with Home and Pro as well (I have home). I just might recommend you download mediamonkey (www.mediamonkey.com) if you have a lot of music files to deal with, it manages them better and also the synching capabilities beat out WMP. Hope this helps.
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honestly 8.1 RT is pretty lame... and NO you cant... this is off of the windows website about the major differences in rt: Some features aren't included in Windows RT 8.1: Windows Media Player Windows Media Center HomeGroup creation (you can join an existing HomeGroup but you can't create a new one) The ability to connect to your Windows RT 8.1 PC from another PC using Remote Desktop Domain Join.
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Windows 7 typically comes with Windows Media Center pre-installed and that program will let you schedule recordings.
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Media Center software exists for various operating systems, including Windows Mac and Linux based systems. I've written batch files for use on Windows and scripts that work on Linux. If anyone is interested, examples of the batch and script code is at http://forum.tvfool.com/showthread.php?t=820
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Received mine recently -- also sans any manual. Fortunately, you can download it readily from wdc.com at http://support.wdc.com/product/install.asp?wdc_lang=en&fid;=wdsfWDTV_Live. Unfortunately, it is less than 'comprehensive' re: setup for MediaShares/etc. to utilize files/photos/videos/etc. from a NAS-server or networked computer. I found many forum and user tips with a simple Google-search, however. It's a jiffy little unit, nonetheless...especially since the lastest firmware-update.
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Yes, I've got it set up that way, and it's working fine for me. I run XBMC, so I've remapped it for that, but before that, I tested it with the built-in Windows Media suite, and that worked out of the box.
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I know it ships with its own software, but I'm not sure if it will work with media center. I'd check with Avermedia...
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My PC came with a Sony DVD burner. It has an additional space for another player or burner. You may upgrade the RAM. You can get WIN8 if you wish,eventhough I can't see why you would want WIN8. It is designed more for tablets than PCs. I personaly don't like WIN8. It is not as excellent as WIN7 PROFESSINAL. I'm extreamly happy with my PC the way it is. It is very fast. I use it in conjuntion with my HP PAVILLION 800. It also has WIN7 PROFESSIONAL. I do video productions for my ministry. I use a HP ENVY 32 at my congregation which has WIN8 and I work it and even do video editing and still I prefer WIN7 PROFESSINAL. Past. Manuel J. Vazquez Du Val.
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No, but you can buy the add-on Windows 8.1 Pro Media Center pack ( $9.99 on the Microsoft site... http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/feature-packs .
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The model I bought did not come with a monitor. It has a blu-ray player / burner. I assume you can burn Blu-Ray if you have Blu-Ray burner software. I had a problem installing Windows 8 professional on this computer. I think it has to do with OEM activation. Make sure you investigate before the return policy expries. The seller, MS and HP were no help in solving this problem so I had to install Windows 8 Enterprise which does not support Media Center. Overall the system is very fast and performs well when running Windows 8 Enterprise.
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It works well with windows 7 media center and its own software (Aver media center). I use both almost everyday. Most people with probably use windows media center, as it's very easy to use (kind of like tivo). I like the Aver media center a little better though, because of the many options that it has, which windows media center doesn't. Windows media center has an excellent built-in tv guide. The Aver media center built-in tv guide isn't that good. I got around this by building a customized online tv guide at Titantv. Titantv (online)works extremely well with the Aver media center; it makes setting up tv shows to record very easy. It works well with windows 7 media center and its own software (Aver media center). I use both almost everyday. Most people with probably use windows media center, as it's very easy to use (kind of like tivo). I like the Aver media center a little better though, because of the many options that it has, which windows media center doesn't. Windows media center has an excellent built-in tv guide. The Aver media center built-in tv guide isn't that good. I got around this by building a customized online tv guide at Titantv. Titantv (online)works extremely well with the Aver media center; it... » Read More It works well with windows 7 media center and its own software (Aver media center). I use both almost everyday. Most people with probably use windows media center, as it's very easy to use (kind of like tivo). I like the Aver media center a little better though, because of the many options that it has, which windows media center doesn't. Windows media center has an excellent built-in tv guide. The Aver media center built-in tv guide isn't that good. I got around this by building a customized online tv guide at Titantv. Titantv (online)works extremely well with the Aver media center; it makes setting up tv shows to record very easy. « Show Less
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Windows XP with 'Windows Media Player' and 'Windows XP Media Center' are not the same thing. If you are running regular XP Home or Pro you should be fine.
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Holly, as far as I can tell there are no personal media players except the upcoming Zune from Microsoft that claim Vista support of compatibility out of the box. Hardware design cycles from other companies were probably too late to pick up on any Vista idiosyncratic device support. It will take another generation of devices (in other words a year more or so to shake the major Vista bugs out of peripherals...
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As far as I know the box is designed only for use on a computer running Windows 7 through Windows Media Center.
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i have Xp media center edition on my PC i need Media CEnter 2005 for ZUne right? and how do i get that man? as well i need to know movies on zune?
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It works perfect with Windows 8.1 Pro with Windows Media Center; it works extremely slow if you use Xbox Media Center if you're really into pushing the envelope of taking cord cutting to it's highest levels. I just wished it had a dual tuner. I'm installing cable internet at home next week so I'm real curious as to whether there are any free QAM channels on it, will update accordingly.
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MS media center sucks, but come on ASUS, this is like the first thing QA needs to test before rolling out the product. I am starting to worry if anything happen to my laptop and it needs to get service.